Tele 24
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| Country | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Swiss German |
| Picture format | 576i (4:3 SDTV) |
| History | |
| Launched | 5 October 1998 |
| Closed | 30 November 2001 |
| Replaced by | S1 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Tele24 was a Swiss private television channel run by Roger Schawinski. It broadcast from 5 October 1998 until 20 November 2001. On 18 October 2013, Tele 24 was replaced by its successor, S1.
History
Tele24 developed from the Zurich regional broadcaster TeleZüri, which was also founded by Schawinski. In the Zurich region, Tele24 and TeleZüri broadcast a single programme schedule. Both channels were produced in a single location.
- 1998: Broadcasting of Tele24 began
- 1999: An investment fund of Credit Suisse First Boston bought 40% of Belcom Holding AG and thereby became an indirect owner of Tele24.
- 2001: Belcom Holding AG was sold to Tamedia.
- 2001: The last broadcast took place on 30 November 2001.
- 2013: It gets replaced by its new successor station S1.
Programming
Tele24 exclusively broadcast shows that it had produced itself.
- SwissNews: News programme with a strong focus on Switzerland, which was broadcast live at 6pm and 8pm. At 7pm the show was broadcast a second time and from 9pm it was repeated hourly.
- Money: Magazine show with information on the stock markets and interviews with business leaders.
- 24 Minuten: Magazine show
- Live-Übertragungen: Live broadcasts of important press conferences (e.g. the Swissair crisis) or elections to the Swiss Federal Council
- TalkTäglich: Daily talkshow with a guest. Viewers could call in. Tele24 chief and part-owner Roger Schawinski starred in several editions of the show each day.
- Silvan Grütter: Weekend talkshow starring Silvan Grütter.
- Fadegrad: Weekend talkshow starring Christian Handelsman, which replaced Silvan Grütter's show after he moved to TV3.
- SonnTalk: Sunday broadcast with journalists and politicians discussing current affairs of the previous week.
- Bistro: Daily talk and variety show, starring Christian Handelsman
- SwissDate: Weekend dating show
- Inside: Weekend people's magazine show
- Blöff: Game show
- Lifestyle: a show which interviewed prominent individuals.
- Venus & Mars: Variety show on relationship problems.
- Jukebox: Daily music broadcast, starring Reto Peritz (This was the first programme broadcast by Tele24)